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本来

běn lái word A2

Traditional: 本來

  1. original
  2. originally
  3. at first
  4. it goes without saying
  5. of course
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我这舍舅,本来原不是生意人。
儒林外史, p. 32 · C2
我本来要去的,他不肯,只好让他去。
朱自清散文七篇, p. 12 · C2
那西瓜地上的银项圈的小英雄的影象,我本来十分淸楚,现在却忽地模糊了,又使我非常的悲哀。
鲁迅作品选, p. 18 · C2

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